Nicolò Tresoldi made clear why Italy want him so much by scoring a hat-trick for Club Brugge’s shock 4-3 victory, but Inter are on zero points after two Champions League games.

The Nerazzurri paid a heavy price for individual errors in the 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid , so needed to be on their toes. Curtis Jones and John Stones were out injured, while Aleksandar Stankovic was again benched against the club where he won the Belgian title last season.

Club Brugge lost 3-2 to Aston Villa and saw Yann Sommer face his former team, along with potential Italy international hitman Nicolò Tresoldi, but Joel Ordonez missed out with a fractured metatarsal.

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MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 13: Andy Diouf of FC Internazionale Milano has his shot saved by Yann Sommer of Club Brugge KV during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Club Brugge KV at Stadio San Siro on October 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Sommer rushed off his line to deny Andy Diouf at the near post, then could only watch as the Marcus Thuram angled drive flashed across the face of goal to skim the back post.

Another Diouf pull-back from the by-line saw Brandon Mechele charge down the Lautaro Martinez tap-in, but Tresoldi was unlucky not to put the Belgians in front from a corner when he smashed his finish against the crossbar.

Inter were made to pay for an excess of enthusiasm when Club Brugge broke from a corner with Carlos Forbs sprinting from his own box to the other penalty area, where he was brought down by Hakan Calhanoglu. Tresoldi converted the resulting penalty into the roof of the net, a special moment for the Italo-German lifelong Milan fan.

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